Missing Menstrual Cycle - Are You Pregnant?

You wake up and you feel terrible. It takes you ten minutes to get the energy to get out of bed and if you didn’t have to go to the toilet, you might not get out of bed at all! After two trips to the bathroom, you get ready to have breakfast and it makes your stomach turn, so another trip to the loo is in order. No more breakfast for you. Your stomach is cramping and your breasts are sore. It feels like you might be getting ‘that’ monthly visitor soon, but only a spot or two shows up, except for some clear stuff. Wait a minute – vomiting, no period, peeing all the time. Could you be pregnant? It’s true, you are pregnant, you think. However a closer look at the symptoms might be in order.

Fatigue:

Being tired all the time can be a symptom of a lot of things, but in women it can be a sign of pregnancy. There is a lot going on in the body when a woman is building a baby and all this concentration can really wear someone out. Hormones rushing around, cellular activity, not to mention vomiting and sprinting back and forth to the bathroom is enough to make anyone want to crawl back into bed. Do not worry though, ladies, if you are pregnant, your energy will soon return with its normal gusto.

Nausea and Vomiting:

The hormonal shift in your body will change the way you eat as well. In the morning time, you might find yourself nausea and throwing up thanks to those pesky hCG levels. Physicians believe that the higher the levels of hCG cause nausea and that your susceptibility to actually vomit depends on how well you could hold back. These hormones also leave a weird metallic taste in your mouth. This is normal and do not worry, the nausea should leave you alone around four months.

Sore Breasts:

This is common in pregnant women. A woman’s breasts are tools of the trade, not just toys or useless flesh. They are there to provide milk for a child and in the process of making a baby, the breasts have to get ready to do their job. The hormones needed to do this can make them sore and growth can make them hurt also. Many changes will happen soon and buying a maternity bra can alleviate some of the pressure.

Vaginal Discharge:

If you are pregnant you might experience a whitish or clear discharge from your vagina. While this might not be a very pleasant thing to talk about normally, it should not be alarming as it is normal. It is nothing to worry about unless it has a strange odour, or is itchy or even is accompanied by soreness. This can affect your newborn and is definitely something to check out in the case that the discharge seems abnormal.

The Missing Period:

This is the most common of the early signs of pregnancy. In fact, besides being sick, a woman might miss most of the other symptoms altogether, until ‘that time of the month’ rolls around and there is no period. If your cycle is regular and suddenly stops, then there is a good chance you could be pregnant if you are sexually active.

Remember that these early signs of pregnancy are relative to who you are. You might find yourself only getting sick, or only missing your period – or not getting sick or missing your period at all. Either way, use your common sense and get a test if you have any of these symptoms together.